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Do long distance relationships work?

My sister and I were having a discussion about one of her friends that broke her relationship with her boyfriend of over three years, just because he was going to another country to study. She said she did not think she could stand a long distance relationship and wanted to free him of all obligations and also be free herself. She added that if they were meant to be together they would meet again. Do you think she did the right thing? Do long distance relationship work?
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cosmopinkice | 1 year, 11 months ago
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I think that for some people, long distance relationships can work for a feasible amount of time, while for others it can not. Look how many relationships stay together and bust apart when people are deployed to war. Some survive and others do not.

From my experience with people, some are able to function and be happy alone, while others are not. Personally, I am one of those people who can stand to be apart for long periods of time. I can make it on my own, of course I would rather be with my partner, but I don't have to be "with" him to be "with" him, if that makes sense. There is much more to me than the physical aspect of the relationship. However, I have a friend who does not do well apart from her partner. She wouldn't be able to withstand a long distance relationship. The moment he left her for long periods of time, she would feel alone and the need to find someone to fill that spot.

Personally, in the situation you have described, I feel that if she was with him for 3 years and they didn't find a way to be together, the relationship was doomed anyways. If two people really want to be together, they will find a way. It doesn't seem like either of these two went to extremes to make it happen. Of course, maybe he thought she would wait or follow, but did he even ask her to move with him? She was quick to let him go as well. So it's probably best it ended.
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craftwriter | 1 year, 7 months ago
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I grew up with my parent sin a long distance marriage and currently my hubby and I are embarking on it as well.
If your personalities are strong enough to withstand it, it can work. You both have to be strong enough to be committed to each other and be dependent on each other.
Long distance relationships, whether Military or through work. It takes a certain personality and a certain type of person to deal with it.
The reason so many long distance relationships fail is they don’t take their part seriously. And that is where many distance relationships fail.
Some, according to the Dr. Phil show that he has had on the subject, feel that while the cats away the mice will play deal. The interdependence that one may have on the other and the doubts that people often feel about loyalty cause long distance relationships to fail.
To make a long distance relationship work the two people involved have to be strong willed, committed to each other without reproach or question. Both have to have high moral character and be self-acknowledged. They both need to work on what is best and know what is best for the situation. Anything less than being on the same page with life, lessens the relationship to begin with.
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mereti | 1 year, 7 months ago
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Yes, definitely! As the saying goes, " If you truly love someone, you let him go but if he comes back than he was meant to be yours." It doesnt matter where you both are at any point of time or the distance between you and the person you love. If the two were really meant to be together and loved eachother so much then nothing in this world could ever break their strong relationship. Why? because they are no longer two different people, they are one.

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mayalocke | 1 year, 1 month ago
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So how can a long distance relationship work? How can you keep on loving someone if you can't even see them?

The answer is...it depends on how much you want it to work. True love can overcome any odds thrown in its path if you want it bad enough. So the question is, how do you do it? Well, I do not think that anyone knows exactly how to make it work, but I can certainly provide some points on making it work.

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